KR101732794B1 - Lens assembly for edge light type display device and display device having the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a lens for an edge-light type display device in which a light guide plate improved in light incidence phenomenon of a light-incoming portion is reduced by reducing a directivity angle by first to fourth aspherical surfaces to a fourth aspherical surface, and a display device including the lens.
The lens assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention is a lens assembly of a light source used in an edge light type backlight device in which a light guide plate is omitted. Wherein the lens assembly includes a first lens having a first aspherical surface and a second aspherical surface, and a second lens having a third aspherical surface and a fourth aspherical surface, wherein the first aspherical surface, The second aspherical surface, the third aspherical surface, the third aspherical surface and the fourth aspherical surface are arranged in order, the first aspherical surface, the second aspherical surface and the fourth aspherical surface are concave with respect to the light traveling direction from the light source, The aspherical surface is formed to be convex with respect to the light traveling direction from the light source.
Description
The present invention relates to a lens assembly for an edge-light type display device in which a light guide plate is eliminated, and a display device including the lens assembly. More specifically, by reducing the directivity angle from the first aspherical surface to the fourth aspherical surface, A lens for an edge-light type display device in which a light guide plate improved in cornering phenomenon is removed, and a display device including the lens.
Flat panel displays (FPDs) are widely used in TVs, mobile phones, notebooks, and tablets, and are widely used in plasma display panels (PDPs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs) An organic light-emitting display (OLED) device, and an electrophoretic display device.
Such flat panel display devices include a display panel for displaying an image, and in the case of a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit for supplying light to the panel is provided because the panel itself can not generate light.
The backlight unit can be divided into an edge light type and a direct light type according to the position of a light source, and a light emitting diode (LED) is widely used as a light source.
Since the edge light type backlight unit is supplied with light from a light source disposed at the side portion, a light guide plate for converting the light from the side portion toward the display panel has been used. In recent years, a technique has been developed in which light is transmitted toward a display panel by a reflector without using a light guide plate.
FIG. 6A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional edge light type display device from which a light guide plate is removed, FIG. 6B is a graph illustrating a directional angle of the LED, and FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating a planar light distribution of the display panel of FIG.
Referring to FIG. 6A, a conventional edge light
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It is known that the LED used as the
Due to the orientation angle characteristics of such an LED, a photomagnetism phenomenon occurs in the vicinity of the
In order to solve such a light scattering phenomenon, a method of widening the gap between the
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Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0026165
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a light guide plate in which the light incidence phenomenon of the light-incident portion is improved by reducing the directivity angle by the first aspherical surface to the fourth aspheric surface. A light source for a light source for an edge light type backlight device and a display device including the lens.
The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lens assembly for a light source for use in an edge light type backlight device in which a light guide plate is omitted. Wherein the lens assembly includes a first lens having a first aspherical surface and a second aspherical surface, and a second lens having a third aspherical surface and a fourth aspherical surface, wherein the first aspherical surface, The second aspherical surface, the third aspherical surface, the third aspherical surface and the fourth aspherical surface are arranged in order, the first aspherical surface, the second aspherical surface and the fourth aspherical surface are concave with respect to the light traveling direction from the light source, The aspherical surface is formed to be convex with respect to the light traveling direction from the light source.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the space between the first aspherical surface and the second aspherical surface and the space between the third aspherical surface and the fourth aspherical surface are coaxial.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, the first lens is arranged to be surrounded by the second lens.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device including: a display panel; Optical sheets disposed on a rear surface of the display panel; A reflective plate disposed on the back surface of the optical sheets to form an inner space together with the optical sheets, the inner space side surface being configured to reflect light; A light source disposed on a side of the display panel and arranged to irradiate light in a central portion of the display panel; And the lens assembly described above, wherein the lens assembly is disposed such that the first aspheric surface of the lens assembly faces the light source.
According to the lens assembly and the display device having the lens assembly according to the present invention, the light incidence phenomenon of the light-incident portion can be improved by reducing the directivity angle by the first aspherical surface to the fourth aspheric surface. Accordingly, even if the light guide plate is omitted, a thinned display device can be provided.
1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the lens assembly of FIG.
Fig. 3A shows information simulating the optical path of the light passing through the lens assembly of Fig. 2, and Fig. 3B shows information simulating the optical path of the light of the light source without the lens.
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the orientation angles when the lens assembly of FIG. 2 is applied and when it is not.
FIG. 5A is a schematic cross-sectional view showing that the first lens and the second lens are non-coaxially arranged, and FIG. 5B is simulation data of a coaxial and non-coaxial optical path.
FIG. 6A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional edge light type display device from which a light guide plate is removed, FIG. 6B is a graph showing a directional angle of the LED, and FIG. 6C is a diagram illustrating a planar light distribution on the display panel of FIG.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.
It is to be understood that elements or layers are referred to as being "on " other elements or layers, including both intervening layers or other elements directly on or in between.
Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, it goes without saying that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical scope of the present invention.
Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.
The sizes and thicknesses of the individual components shown in the figures are shown for convenience of explanation and the present invention is not necessarily limited to the size and thickness of the components shown.
It is to be understood that each of the features of the various embodiments of the present invention may be combined or combined with each other partially or entirely and technically various interlocking and driving is possible as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, It may be possible to cooperate with each other in association.
Hereinafter, a lens, which is an embodiment according to the present invention, and a display device having the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the lens assembly of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3a is a view illustrating a simulation of an optical path of light passing through the lens assembly of FIG. And FIG. 3B shows information simulating the optical path of light of the light source in which the lens assembly is not provided. 4 is a graph showing the directivity angles when the lens assembly of FIG. 2 is applied and when it is not.
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FIG. 5A is a schematic cross-sectional view showing that the first lens and the second lens are non-coaxially arranged, and FIG. 5B is simulation data of a coaxial and non-coaxial optical path.
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While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.
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A first lens having a first aspherical surface and a second aspherical surface, and a second lens having a third aspherical surface and a fourth aspherical surface,
Wherein the first aspherical surface, the second aspherical surface, the third aspherical surface, and the fourth aspherical surface are each formed as a single curved surface,
Wherein the first aspherical surface, the second aspherical surface, the third aspherical surface, and the fourth aspherical surface are arranged in order along the light traveling direction from the light source,
The first aspherical surface, the second aspherical surface, and the fourth aspherical surface are concave with respect to the light traveling direction from the light source,
And the third aspherical surface is convexly formed with respect to the light traveling direction from the light source.
Wherein the first aspheric surface and the second aspherical surface and the third aspherical surface and the fourth aspherical surface are coaxial.
Wherein the first lens is disposed so as to be surrounded by the second lens.
Optical sheets disposed on a rear surface of the display panel;
A reflective plate disposed on the back surface of the optical sheets to form an inner space together with the optical sheets, the inner space side surface being configured to reflect light;
A light source disposed on a side of the display panel and arranged to irradiate light in a central portion of the display panel; And
A lens assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the lens assembly is disposed such that the first aspherical surface of the lens assembly faces the light source.
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